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New PAC-12 Forming

UCFBfan said:
The Nevada situation is messy because supposedly it's a both or neither for the schools and it sounds like there is no interest in Nevada but lots in UNLV.
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Not so sure about that:

huskymedic said:


-> UNLV would not be “structurally” tied to Nevada in the event the Pac-12 offers membership to the Rebels during the second wave of its expansion phase, according to a member of the Nevada Board of Regents whose comments contradict the public sentiment following a major shakeup in college sports on the West Coast. <-

-> One member of the Nevada System of Higher Education’s Board of Regents went so far as to say it would be “very difficult” for the campuses to separate if the Pac-12 comes calling for the Rebels.

But Heather Brown, who was elected to the board in November 2022 and represents District 6, told the Hotline on Tuesday that UNLV and Nevada would not be an all-or-nothing deal.

“If (UNLV) were approached by a conference and it makes sense,” Brown said, “my understanding is they would have to get board approval. But there’s nothing we would have to untether. There is no package. Nobody talks about them as a package … There is nothing structurally that ties them together.” <-

-> Brown is not ready to support a move to the Pac-12 if the invitation arrives in the upcoming weeks.

The financial component is critical because UNLV has no means of paying a buyout that could approach $30 million when all the penalties are assessed, Brown said. And she would want to weigh the move against UNLV’s options. But if joining the Pac-12 makes sense in all respects, including the financial component, Brown said, “I think the board would support it.” <-
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Bring back the PAC-10 branding!
1) Wazzu
2) Oregon St
3) Boise St
4) Fresno St
5) SDSU
6) Colorado St
7) Utah State
8) UNLV
9) Gonzaga
10) UConn (football only)
 
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There's definitely still a world where the PAC convinces enough MWC schools to disband the conference, saving a ton in exit fees, and they abandon some combo of Wyoming, Hawaii, Nevada, SJSU, and New Mexico
 
This PAC/Mountain West deal is going to end up as the biggest fiasco and conference mismanagement since the unraveling of the original big east. SDSU and Boise involved in both! Seems so obvious that the PAC and MWC should just combine and you have the best G5 league.
 
Gburyhusky said:
This PAC/Mountain West deal is going to end up as the biggest fiasco and conference mismanagement since the unraveling of the original big east. SDSU and Boise involved in both! Seems so obvious that the PAC and MWC should just combine and you have the best G5 league.
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Yes but you also have the best G5 league and a more favorable media deal if you convince most of the MWC to abandon the bottom feeders. That's likely been the play all along, if they can pull it off.
 
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Wow, what a take down of the PAC.

Pac-12 might be resurrected, but former power conference is no longer as relevant
Dan Wolken
USA TODAY

"But that plan is going to be limited by another reality: Memphis, one consultant told USA TODAY Sports, is not valued by TV rights holders significantly more than, say, Utah State. And Oregon State and Washington State, the two original Pac-12 leftovers who decided to bring the conference back, aren’t valued much more than Memphis.

In other words, the new Pac-12 was not going to be a power conference no matter which of the potential members jumped in. And the notion of a $12 million per member payday, which had been the carrot for a school like Memphis (currently making around $8-9 million in the AAC) was merely theoretical and based on calculations from the Pac-12’s paid consultants that few people across the college sports industry actually believed.

But if that’s the end result for Pac-12 commissioner Teresa Gould, we have to ask: What was this all for?

A conference of Boise State, San Diego State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Oregon State, Washington State, Utah State and UNLV is…essentially the same league that those schools just decided to leave, albeit without a few bottom-feeders.

But if television networks were paying roughly $5 million to those schools when they were Mountain West members, what exactly is the case for doubling that for the same product under the Pac-12 banner?

That’s why, across college sports, this entire Pac-12 play has been viewed as bizarre and nonsensical.

www.usatoday.com

Pac-12 might be resurrected, but former power conference is no longer as relevant

The zombie Pac-12 was resurrected, then it ran into an opposing force that we haven’t seen too often in college sports: Common sense.
www.usatoday.com www.usatoday.com
 
jostar1 said:
Wow, what a take down of the PAC.

Pac-12 might be resurrected, but former power conference is no longer as relevant
Dan Wolken
USA TODAY

"But that plan is going to be limited by another reality: Memphis, one consultant told USA TODAY Sports, is not valued by TV rights holders significantly more than, say, Utah State. And Oregon State and Washington State, the two original Pac-12 leftovers who decided to bring the conference back, aren’t valued much more than Memphis.

In other words, the new Pac-12 was not going to be a power conference no matter which of the potential members jumped in. And the notion of a $12 million per member payday, which had been the carrot for a school like Memphis (currently making around $8-9 million in the AAC) was merely theoretical and based on calculations from the Pac-12’s paid consultants that few people across the college sports industry actually believed.

But if that’s the end result for Pac-12 commissioner Teresa Gould, we have to ask: What was this all for?

A conference of Boise State, San Diego State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Oregon State, Washington State, Utah State and UNLV is…essentially the same league that those schools just decided to leave, albeit without a few bottom-feeders.

But if television networks were paying roughly $5 million to those schools when they were Mountain West members, what exactly is the case for doubling that for the same product under the Pac-12 banner?

That’s why, across college sports, this entire Pac-12 play has been viewed as bizarre and nonsensical.

www.usatoday.com

Pac-12 might be resurrected, but former power conference is no longer as relevant

The zombie Pac-12 was resurrected, then it ran into an opposing force that we haven’t seen too often in college sports: Common sense.
www.usatoday.com www.usatoday.com
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Wolken is carrying someone’s water… he was responsible for this line the other day:

“At Memphis, arguably the most attractive school not currently in a power conference, there is clearly some intrigue about the new Pac-12, which would theoretically provide a more attractive group of opponents in both football and basketball. But there are also concerns, according to people familiar with the thinking of school officials.
 
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Vowelguy said:
Not true on UNLV and Nevada. That rumor was squashed a few days ago.
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huskymedic said:
Not so sure about that:
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sports.yahoo.com

Utah State joining Pac-12, UNLV exploring options in realignment saga

The conference has already received a commitment from Utah State and sent to UNLV an offer to join the league, sources tell Yahoo Sports.
sports.yahoo.com sports.yahoo.com

I thought it was not true as well but in the article I read earlier tonight it mentioned it. It made it sound like it was still a possible thing....

The pool of candidates is shrinking for the Pac-12 and the Mountain West. UNLV’s situation in Nevada is an interesting one. The Nevada System of Higher Education and its board of regents governs both schools and must approve decisions related to conference affiliation. The current governor of the state, Joe Lombardo, is a graduate of UNLV. The president of University of Nevada-Reno, Brian Sandoval, is a two-term governor of the state who holds respect and power among the regents.
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already posted on the key tweets thread....but here goes again
 
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